[MPEGIF Discuss] MPEG LA Announces Terms of Joint H.264/MPEG-4 AVCPatent License

[i.g.richardson rgu.ac.uk]

Hello Rob
Two questions related to this announcement:
(1) Does this mean that the goal of a royalty-free Baseline Profile is not going to happen ?
(2) What happens if the other agent proposes different terms ? (I appreciate you may not be in a position to answer this !)
Regards
Iain Richardson
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Subject: [MPEGIF Discuss] MPEG LA Announces Terms of Joint H.264/MPEG-4 AVCPatent License
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Discuss list,
The release below was issued yesterday. 
As I have stated before, it is positive that apparently the need for rapid availability of these terms is being understood, and that the licensors seem to have recognized a number of concerns that have been raised in the context of the MPEG-4 part 2 license.
As in the past, we need to understand the exact consequences. MPEGIF welcomes discussions on this list on the terms as the have been released by the two licensing agents working on a joint AVC license. A summary of relevant news links can be found here: HYPERLINK "http://www.m4if.org/patents/"http://www.m4if.org/patents/ 
We are also seeking to host a phone Q&A session with the licensing agents in the near future, for MPEGIF members.
Kind Regards,
Rob Koenen
President, MPEGIF
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NEWS RELEASE 
For Immediate Release
CONTACT:
Lawrence Horn
MPEG LA, LLC
301.986.6660
301.986.8575 Fax
HYPERLINK "mailto:lhorn mpegla.com"lhorn mpegla.com
MPEG LA Announces Terms of Joint H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Patent License
(Denver, Colorado, USA - 17 November 2023)  MPEG LA today announced that essential H.264/MPEG-4 AVC patent and patent application holders have reached agreement on the terms of a joint patent license for implementation and use of ITU-T H.264 and MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC (“AVC Standard”). 
“For essential intellectual property holders of such wide diversity to agree on the terms of a joint license in just a matter of months is a remarkable achievement, giving testimony to their support for the AVC standard and their desire to make this promising new technology widely available to the market in the fastest time possible,” said MPEG LA CEO Baryn S. Futa.  “MPEG LA congratulates each of them for their extraordinary diligence and cooperation, despite differences, in coming together for the benefit of the marketplace.  We also thank potential users across all market sectors for their forthrightness in sharing with us their concern for licensing terms that are simple, reasonable and easy to administer.  This helped immensely in the group’s efforts to make the license terms responsive to marketplace needs.” 
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